Optical transceiver module having an early-disengage delatching mechanism

An optical transceiver module comprising:

• a module housing having at least a first receptacle formed in a front end thereof for receiving a first optical connector of a first optical fiber cable, the module housing having at least a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side;
• and
• an early-disengage delatching mechanism secured to the module housing for delatching the module housing from a cage in which the module is stored in a latched state, the delatching mechanism comprising:
• a bail having cams disposed on either end;
• first and second slider arms extending along opposite sides of the module housing;
• and
• a yoke having cam followers disposed on either end, the yoke mechanically coupled to proximal ends of the first and second slider arms and to the bail, wherein rotation of the bail away from a latched position causes the cams of the bail to interact with the cam followers of the yoke at the end of a dwell stroke angle that is predetermined in a range between 0° and about 18°, the interaction causing the first and second slider arms to move in a forward direction during early-disengagement of the module housing from the cage.